Toy.



PATENTBD MAY 2, 1905.

F. LEOPOL'D.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1904.

.NITED STATES Patented. May 2, 1905 PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK LEOPOLD, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOOWEN CLARK, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 789,097, dated May 2,1905.

Application filed July 13, 1904. Serial No. 216,417.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK LEoPoLD, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys,of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawlugs.

This invention has relation to toys, and has for its object to provide arattler which will produce a plurality of rapidly-repeated sounds.

Another object of my invention is-to construct a rattler which may beeasily operated to produce spasmodic sounds of aconsiderable volume,each sound being distinct and separate from one another.

A further object of my invention is to provide a toy of this characterwhich will be extremely simple in construction, strong and durable, andcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will produce aconsiderable volume of noise.

Briefly described, my invention consists of providing a drum having aremovable head, and this drumhead is provided with a flexible strip, towhich is connected a clapper, and also a cord having a plurality ofknots, these knots being arranged at intervals whereby as the fingers ofthe person manipulating the rattler travel over the same a plurality ofjerky or spasmodic movements will be imparted to the flexible strip tocause the clapper to strike the drumhead at intervals.

The above construction will be hereinafter more fully described indetail.

Referring to the drawings accompanying this application, Figure l is avertical sectional view of my improved rattler. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view taken on the line a2 an of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the flexible strip and clapper.

In the several views of the drawings accompanying this application likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the severalviews, and the reference-numeral 1 indicates a drum which is formed withan annular band 2, this band carrying on its one end a fixed end 3,which is provided with a central aperture 4:, and in the other end ofthe annular band is secured a head 5, having an annular flange 6.Secured by rivets 7 7 to the head 5 is a flexible strip 8, the rivets 7passing through apertures 9 9,formed in the end of said strip. Theflange 6 is bent inwardly slightly, as indicated at 10 10, to facilitatethe placing of the head 5 within the drum. The flexible strip 8, whichis preferably made of rubber, is longer than the diameter of the head,and mounted centrally upon the inner face of the flexible strip is arivet or clapper 11, which is provided with an eye 12, that is adaptedto pass through the strip and have secured upon its end a cord 14, thiscord being of any desired length and passing through the aperture 4: ofthe end 3 of the drum. The cord is provided at intervals with knots 1515, and the mode of sounding my improved rattler is as follows: The drumis adapted to be gripped in one hand, while the cord 14 is gripped withthe other, the cord being held in the fingers near the drum, and as thehand is drawn rear- Wardly and the fingers travel over the cord havingknots formed thereon a plurality of jerky movements will be imparted tothe flexible strip 8, and as this strip reciprocates back and forth therivet or clapper 11 will strike the drumhead 5 and sound a plurality ofsounds, each of which will be distinct and of a voluminous tone.

The drum is preferably constructed of metal, and any desired kind ofmetal may be used to produce diiferent tones. The heavier the metal thedeeper and more melodious the tone produced. The drumhead may be mountedor secured within the drum by frictional contact with the same or may besoldered. therein, if so desired; but I preferably construct the samewhereby it may be removed to permit the placing of a new flexible stripwithin the drum when the old one has become worn and non-expansible.

It will thus be seen that my improved rattler is constructed upon verysimple lines, which will reduce the cost of manufacture to a minimum,while the noise and sounds produced from the same will be of avoluminous quantity and of a melodious quality, if desired. It will alsobe noted that owing to the simplicity of, manipulating the rattler thesame may be operated by children in Whose hands the same is placed.

It will be observed that While 1 have only shown one flexible strip andits appurtenant parts as constructed in the drum a plurality of thesestrips may be employed and the cord of each strip operated between thefingers of the person sounding the same, and other slight changes in thedetails of construction may be made Without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A rattler comprising a drum having a head mounted therein, aflexiblestrip secured to said head, a clapper carried by said strip, acord connected to said clapper and extending Without said drum, saidcord being adapt- FREDERICK LEOPOLD.

Witnesses E, E. POTTER, M.- E.. LAWSON.

